AL public official bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
Alabama requires many public officers to file an official bond before being sworn in, under Code of Ala. § 36-5-1 and the surrounding chapter. The amount is set by statute, charter, or the governor — enter what your office requires and we issue it at a flat 3%, $275 minimum, with one soft credit pull.
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Here's the whole process — one application and a soft credit pull, then you file with the right office:
Apply once, online
Your details, the office, the bond amount required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. That is the application.
Reviewed & approved
Most clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, an underwriter reaches out within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File and record the bond
Receive the executed bond, ready to file and record where § 36-5-1 directs (Secretary of State, probate judge, or other recording office). Wet-ink originals mailed whenever required.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure your office requires and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the official bond actually covers
Alabama's official bonds chapter (Title 36, Chapter 5) requires many public officers to give bond before entering on the duties of office. Code of Ala. § 36-5-1 governs how those bonds are filed and recorded; the bond guarantees the officer will faithfully perform the duties of the office and account for public funds.
The amount is not one fixed number. It is set by the statute, charter, or order that applies to the specific office — for some officers, § 36-5-4 lets the governor fix the amount of additional bonds for agents and employees of state departments, boards, and agencies.
If an officer defaults — misuses public money or breaches an official duty — the state or an injured party can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, the officer repays the surety. Because the figure varies by office, enter the amount your position requires and we issue it at a flat 3%.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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Official bond, on file before you are sworn in.
Flat 3%, $275 minimum, five-minute application, soft pull only. Free until issued.